Category: FILM IN PHASE SPACE
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That Netflix Look
A cinematic style that effortlessly delivers the experience of wandering aimlessly through the set on a weekday morning and catching the cast standing around eating baby carrots from craft services. The phrase “That Netflix Look” playfully refers to a specific aesthetic or visual style often associated with certain productions on the Netflix streaming platform. The…
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El Topo
“The mole is an animal that digs tunnels underground searching for the sun. Sometimes his journey leads him to the surface. When he looks at the sun, he is blinded.” In the version according to Jodorowsky, the midnight-movie magus, comic-book artist and tarot enthusiast influenced by Sergio Leone, Tod Browning and Luis Buñuel, El Topo…
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Fire & Ice
Fire and Ice is a 1983 animated film, directed by Ralph Bakshi, that tells the story of the struggle between the forces of good and evil in a fantasy world. The plot is set in motion when the evil Queen Juliana and her son, Nekron, send forth a wave of glaciers, forcing humanity to retreat…
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The Great Silence
Sergio Corbucci’s The Great Silence, released in 1968, is a Western film that is both captivating and unforgettable. Set in the late 19th century in “Snow Hill, Utah,” the film depicts a place where farmers have been forced into banditry, leaving them at the mercy of sadistic bounty killers, such as Klaus Kinski’s Tigrero, who…
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Foxtrot
Foxtrot is a 1976 British-Mexican drama film directed by Arturo Ripstein and starring Peter O’Toole, Charlotte Rampling and Max von Sydow. The story follows a Romanian aristocrat, Alexander Petrovic (Peter O’Toole), who retreats to a desert island with his wife, Gabrielle (Charlotte Rampling), and their servants on the eve of World War II. At the beginning of WW2, Liviu, a Romanian count, and his…
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Falsified Time
Time is a complex and multi-dimensional concept that has fascinated philosophers, scientists, and poets throughout history. Yet, as modern society continues to progress and become more technologically advanced, our understanding and relationship with time has become increasingly distorted. In particular, the idea of the present moment, or the “Now,” has been warped into a spatial…
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Zoomer’s Half Assed Revenge
The idea that the Baby Boomers and Silent Generation have opened a path for Millennials and Zoomers to take revenge on others may seem far-fetched at first. However, when one looks at the historical and cultural contexts that shaped these generations, this theory is not entirely unfounded. Firstly, it’s important to consider the socioeconomic circumstances…
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Tower of Babel (Metropolis)
The Tower of Babel sequence in Metropolis is delivered by Maria during a sermon to the workers in the underground factory. In this sequence, Maria uses the story of the Tower of Babel to inspire the workers to rise up against their oppressors and to come together in unity. She tells the story of how…
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Actantial Relationships
Narrativium is a term coined by the famous author, Terry Pratchett, to describe the substance that makes up stories. According to him, Narrativium is the element that allows a story to exist, and it is present in every story ever told. Within this concept, actantial relationships have been developed as a tool for analyzing and…
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Netflix and Fentanyl
The phrase “Netflix and chill” has become a ubiquitous part of modern dating culture, a shorthand for inviting someone over for a night of binge-watching TV shows or movies. However, this seemingly innocuous trend has darker implications when examined through the lens of cultural decay and the role of technology in modern society. The comparison…